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Clarence 'Tom' Ashley - Greenback Dollar (1929-1933) [MP3-
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Audio > Music
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20
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140.78 MB

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Pre-War Country Folk Americana
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Uploaded:
Dec 23, 2008
By:
frostyfreeze



here comes some more painfully RARE and beautiful old-school country from the vaults.  i hope you love it as much as i and if so, be sure to share - life is too short to withhold  information and creativity - slavery, oil, copyright = down the tubes... - frosty


Clarence 'Tom' Ashley - Greenback Dollar (1929-1933)
 
 1. Little Sadie 2:53
 2. Greenback Dollar 3:08
 3. Frankie Silvers 3:18
 4. Coo Coo Bird 2:58
 5. Rude And Rambling Man 3:20
 6. Baby All Night Long 2:48
 7. Drunk Man Blues 3:09
 8. House Carpenter 3:16
 9. My Sweet Farm Girl 3:04
 10. Short Life Of Trouble 2:48
 11. You Are A Little Too Small 3:05
 12. Old John Hardy 3:27
 13. Corrina Corrina 3:05
 14. Sadie Ray 3:13
 15. 3 Men Went A Huntin' 2:40
 16. Naomi Wise 2:53
 17. Haunted Road Blues 3:12
 18. Train Done Left Me 3:11
 19. Dark Holler 2:56

County Records, 2001 | CO-CD-3520 | 0-09001-35202-6

Those harboring illusions that old-time music is a quaint, primitive entertainment will be shocked, if not disturbed, by Clarence Ashley. These 20 songs survey the original prewar recordings of the legendary banjo picker, black-faced minstrel, and stinging Appalachian vocalist, and make the case that his music is as mysterious and troubling as his more heralded contemporary Dock Boggs. Like a great character actor, Ashley sinks into the identities of rakes and rambling blades, delivering lines like "All I want's my 32-20, just to shoot out your dirty brains" with all-too-human malice. Some tunes, like the original "Coo Coo Bird" (featured on Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music), capture just Ashley and his oddly tuned banjo; others, like his influential version of "Corrina, Corrina," find him backed by some fine early country musicians, especially the virtuoso harmonica player Gwen Foster. Collectors of ancient 78s know what it's like to rediscover such long-neglected American music; thanks to this collection, the rest of us can share the same thrill. --Roy Kasten

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thanks a bunch for this great upload. i'm enjoying the twangs of Tom Ashley right now !